Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario

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Toronto, Ontario
Grant of Arms, Supporters, Flag and Badges
September 29, 1992
Vol. II, p. 193

Arms of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario
Arms of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario
Flag of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario
Badge for the Members and Officers of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario Badge of general purpose of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario
 
Arms of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario

Arms of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario

Blazon

Vert the present mace and historic mace of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario in saltire Or surmounted by an escutcheon of the Arms of Her Majesty in Right of the Province of Ontario fimbriated Or all within a bordure embattled Or;

Crest

Blazon

Rising from a coronet the rim Or jewelled with amethysts Purpure the upper edge set alternately with maple leaves Gules and trillium flowers Argent seeded Or leaved Vert a demi griffin Vert holding in the dexter foreclaw a calumet palewise Or;

Motto

Blazon

AUDI ALTERAM PARTEM. This Latin phrase means "Listen to the other party".

Supporters

Blazon

On a grassy mound set in the foreground with sprigs of maple leaves Gules trillium flowers and roses Argent dexter a white-tailed doe (odocoileus virginianus) Or gorged with a Loyalist civil coronet Vert pendant therefrom a pomeis charged with a representation of the Royal Crown proper sinister a white tailed stag Or gorged with a Loyalist military coronet Vert pendant therefrom a pomeis charged with a representation of the Royal Crown tempore 1792;
Flag of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario

Flag of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario

Blazon

A banner of the Arms;
Badge for the Members and Officers of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario

Badge for the Members and Officers of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario

Blazon

On a pomeis the present mace and traditional mace of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario in saltire Or surmounted by an escutcheon of the Arms of Her Majesty in Right of the Province of Ontario fimbriated Or within a canadian belt and buckle Vert edged Or inscribed AUDI ALTERAM PARTEM in letters Or all ensigned by the Royal Crown proper;
Badge of general purpose of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario

Badge of general purpose of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario

Blazon

On a pomeis the present mace and historic mace of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario in saltire Or surmounted by an escutcheon of the Arms of Her Majesty in Right of the Province of Ontario fimbriated Or the whole encircled by a wreath of trillium flowers Argent seeded and leaved Or;
 

Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the letters patent was made on December 5, 1992 in Volume 126, page 3669 of the Canada Gazette.

Letters patent granting heraldic emblems to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario

Additional Information

Creator(s)

Original concept of Robert D. Watt, Chief Herald of Canada, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.

Painter

Linda Nicholson

Calligrapher

Judith Bainbridge

Recipient Type

Civil Institution
Provincial & Territorial (Agency and other)